2024-01-30 03:12:06
The Hamas group, considered terrorist by the European Union, said this Monday (01/29/2024) that it wants to negotiate a “complete ceasefire” with Israel in the Gaza Strip, which includes the withdrawal of that country’s troops from the enclave. Palestinian, before returning the more than 100 captives he has held since the brutal attack on October 7.
The talks that took place over the weekend in Paris, involving the United States, Qatar, Egypt and Israel, generated “real hope” for an eventual agreement to stop the fighting and free the hostages, the Secretary of State said. American, Antony Blinken. “Very productive and important work was done. And there is real hope for the future,” the official said.
“Hamas will have to make its own decisions. What I can say is that there is a strong alignment between the countries involved, that this is a good, strong proposal,” Blinken added. A similar view has the Qatari Prime Minister, Mohamed bin Abderrahman Al Thani, who assured that “today we are in a much better position than we were weeks ago.”
The goal is “final victory”
The prime minister explained that “good progress” was made in Paris and a proposal was articulated for a truce and the release of hostages that Qatar will transfer to Hamas in the hope that it will respond in a “positive and constructive” manner. Al Thani explained that his role is to achieve “a negotiated solution” that allows “the safe return of the hostages to their homes” and that “the bombings and deaths of civilians stop” in the Gaza Strip.
Despite the good spirits of the United States and Qatar, Israel also put in a cold shoulder. The Government of that country pointed out that “the reports are incorrect and include conditions that are not acceptable to Israel,” and reiterated that its ultimate goal is “total victory.” “The road to an agreement (still) is long,” it assured. an Israeli official told the Spanish agency EFE, who insisted “everything possible is and will continue to be done to free the hostages.”
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